Most people don’t wake up wondering if there are dump trucks for sale, but you’re not most people. You woke up this morning thinking about how you can get your hands on a dump truck for a number of reasons. Perhaps you’re starting a waste management company or you need one for a big construction job. Perhaps you’re planning to steal a bunch of gold bars (see Die Hard with a Vengeance for the reference) and you need a big truck to carry them all. There are a million reasons you could be looking at dump trucks for sale. The one thing we can tell you with certainty is that you will find lots of options if you go looking.

Mostly you’ll be looking at used dump trucks for sale, particularly if you don’t want to pay a fortune. It’s really only cities and huge corporations that buy new dump trucks. When they get a little old or they don’t need them anymore they put them up for sale on the used market and that’s where you come in (you could always buy a new dump truck for sale if you wanted, but it’s not really worth the huge cash outlay it would require). A good place to start is the internet where a simple search reveals dozens of sites with hundreds of listings you can check out. There are lots of used dump trucks for sale so it might take you a while to browse through and find what you’re looking for. That’s time well spent though so be sure to dedicate it.

The listings start on the low end of old dump trucks for sale. They tend to be small, capable of hauling small amounts of stuff. Sometimes it’s just a pickup that’s been converted to pull big items. It’s still a dump truck though and if you’re doing a small job it will get it done with ease. You’ll find them listed for as little as $3,000, which is a total bargain. You can also find trailers for sale that you can fill with trash and pull behind you with a pickup truck.

From a low of $3,000 you can get as high as $80,000 depending on what you’re looking for. If you browse the heavy duty dump trucks for sale you’ll find lots of listings that will make you capable of hauling anything. There are Mack dump trucks for sale in high volume as they tend to be the most popular when purchased as new. That means lots show up on the used market where you can grab them. They’re amazing vehicles. They’re exceptionally well built and the mechanisms are flawless. You can carry tons and tons of stuff and they can take a real pounding. You can drop anything in there and do it from impressive heights and it won’t damage the truck.

For certain jobs people need bottom dump trucks and if you look you’ll find bottom dump trucks for sale. They release their payload by opening up underneath so it all spills out. That’s useful if you’re paving, laying down dirt or sand, and a dozen other uses. You can control how quickly the payload is emptied by opening the gate wider or keeping it narrows.

There’s a whole host of old dump trucks for sale online and a simple call is usually all it takes to get a look at one. That’s an important step if you’re considering a purchase. You want to make sure you get a firsthand look and it would be smart to have a mechanic there with you to take a look to bring it to one before you agree to buy the used dump truck for sale. Some people will sell something they know is faulty. Others will have no idea it’s faulty because something is lingering under the surface ready to pop that they didn’t know about. You need to inspect and make sure you root out all those problems so they can be figured into the price. Then you can buy yourself a dump truck and get started with whatever project inspired you to drop the cash.